Tag: R.i. Department Of Children
Groundbreaking held for new Harborside Inn on Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM – State and local officials on Friday broke ground for a new Harborside Inn, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Friday.
The iconic landmark was...
DCYF warning to union leader raises First Amendment concerns, ACLU says
What can a union official say in a public hearing about specific reports of child abuse?
That’s the First Amendment question now animating a back-and-forth...
Hundreds of state workers still await merit raises. McKee’s cabinet heads...
Denise Robinson’s role at the R.I. Department of Transportation has changed dramatically since she started 36 years ago. New technology and updated government regulations...
McKee calls for salary flexibility to help fill state health director...
Dr. Jim McDonald’s skillful explanations of complicated public health topics during the COVID-19 pandemic – showing how the virus spreads with a jar of...
SkillsRI’s Pande provides the right skills to support R.I.’s economic future
PBN 2023 Business Women Awards
SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT INDUSTRY LEADER: Nina Pande | Skills for Rhode Island’s Future executive director
NINA PANDE HAS been told that...
Some R.I. officials say job vacancies a big part of projected...
The projected $610 million budget surplus awaiting the General Assembly and the administration of Gov. Daniel J. McKee has been the subject of speculation...
Social-service organizations finding ways to stay essential, even in hard times
Providing essential services to those with disabilities can be challenging in the best of times.
But as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life for many people,...
Langhammer has been making a difference in society since day one
PBN BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS 2020 CAREER ACHIEVER: Peg Langhammer | Day One
PEG LANGHAMMER was always driven to make a difference.
She grew up in the...
Startup shake-up: Entrepreneurs scramble to revamp business plans
Like many college seniors, biomedical student Abbie Kohler and engineering student Greg Fine were disheartened to have their final semester suddenly cut short and...
R.I. leaders grapple with $200M budget deficit
Rhode Island has a budget deficit, again.
By definition, a structural deficit is a persistent budget situation in which revenues are growing slower than expenditures....
